5 Days of Five

1. Take a hike. Nothing boosts the spirits like being outdoors. Pull on those hiking boots and hit a trail -- or stay closer to home on one of our many greenways. Make it a family affair that could become a tradition! 2. Play a…
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We're sharing some delicious New Year's Day recipes while there's still time to get to the grocery store. 1. Tangy Collard and Cabbage Slaw Collards are lucky in Southern traditions, but any greens, especially cabbage in places like…
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1. A Burning by Megha Majumdar After witnessing a terrorist attack, Jivan, a poor Muslim woman living in the slums of Kolkata, makes a comment on Facebook criticizing her government’s response to the tragic event. It’s an action…
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1. Winter clothing January and July are the two times of year when retailers turn over their merchandise for the new season. That makes January a great time to buy next year's winter gear for you and your kids, Carrie Rocha, formerly of…
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1. And Joseph too went up from Galilee... to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. 2. While they were there, the time…
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1. Christmas Trees Decorated trees date back to Germany in the Middle Ages, with German and other European settlers popularizing Christmas trees in America by the early 19th century. A New York woodsman named Mark…
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1. It's A Wonderful Life After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George's wish come true. George starts to realize how many lives he has changed and…
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Friends of the Smokies helps the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with raising funds, increasing awareness and helping provide volunteers. As the year ends, the nonprofit is asking for donations on the park's behalf. Here are just five…
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1. Jupiter and Saturn will converge in their orbits tonight. They will appear as a double planet in the night sky. — the first such occurrence in almost 800 years. 2. They'll be so close that it will be difficult to separate them…
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1. Four hundred years ago today, the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Harbor. On September 6, 1620, 102 passengers -– dubbed Pilgrims by William Bradford, a passenger who would become the first governor of Plymouth Colony– began the long,…
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